I am a Jesus pusher!!! In speaking of the resurrection of the body, Paul said, “It is sown a natural body, it is raised a spiritual body. There is a natural body, and there is a spiritual body” (1 Corinthians 15:44). The body of man was designed for earthly existence and is mortal. Paul illustrates the death of this body as the seed, which a farmer sows. He says, “Foolish one, what you sow is not made alive unless it dies” (1 Corinthians 15:36). So the natural body must come to death so the spiritual body can live. When Paul speaks of a spiritual body, he does not exclude the physical. Both the natural and the spiritual are physical. The focus is on what sources or produces those bodies. The Greek word (pneumatikos) translated spiritual means what dominates or sources. The Spirit of God sources the spiritual body.
How does this dichotomy of the man’s structure instruct us for today? Obviously God’s concern is for the whole man. The movement of God in our lives calls for the whole man to respond. This is not just a spiritual response, but it is also a physical response. The fruits of the Spirit are not only to operate within the realm of my spirit but also in my physical body and its drives. I am bringing my mind, will, emotions, and body under the authority of Jesus. I am a surrendered Jesus pusher!!!